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"Portuguese priest Guilherme Peixoto, better known by his stage name 'DJ Priest', turned Plaza de Mayo into a pulsating, open-air cathedral on Saturday with a high-octane techno tribute to Pope Francis. Footage shows thousands of attendees enjoying the event, which featured a light show as they danced to electronic music blended with religious elements, weaving the late pontiff's messages of unity into a sea of bass and laser lights. "I have a very personal spirituality, and we see many DJs exploring various facets of spirituality. It is common in electronic music […] I believe electronic music enhances spirituality in a fantastic way," explained priest Guilherme Peixoto. He said that for him it is a privilege "to take the message of faith beyond the church altar", as his parish is not very large and, therefore, not many people attend. However, he said that changes when he performs at a festival before thousands of attendees. "I find myself during the week, at the Eucharist, with 50, with 100 people; on Sundays, naturally, over the weekend, there are more. And then I have thousands of people in front of me at a festival. It is something that is always very difficult to explain, that feeling," he said. The event took place one year after the death of Pope Francis and was organised by the civil association Miserando to blend music and spirituality in a community gathering in Argentina. "For us, it is an honour that this has been in honour of the Pope [Francis]. For us, it is a source of pride to have had an Argentine Pope," said attendee Tamara. "Pope Francis is at Messi’s level. He is the best we have as Argentines. He is the most important Argentine in history, alongside Messi," another added. Guilherme Peixoto’s relationship with music began in 2006, when he was in a diocese where he organised events for charitable purposes. His rise to the international scene came in 2023, when he took part in an event in Lisbon ahead of a mass led by Pope Francis, whom he had the opportunity to meet. According to the Miserando association, this tribute and act of remembrance is a call for the 'culture of encounter', a central concept in Pope Francis' thinking that promotes a way of relating based on dialogue, openness and coexistence among people from different cultures."
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